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Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
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November 01, 2006 — CIO — When evaluating preintegrated open-source suites, analysts recommend that CIOs keep the following caveats in mind:
Focus on software you don’t intend to change much. Integration maintained by outsiders proves most effective when your need for change is rare. Otherwise, you’ll either lose the integration or end up paying your staff or an outsourcer to keep reintegrating.
Understand what value is really added. Many open-source components are commonly used together, so you can find de facto suites integrated from a variety of sources, at little or no cost. A suite’s cost—both up front and for support—should reflect its unique value, such as optimizations for your industry or better performance that benefits your operations.
Gauge what must be specialized. Essentially, a custom open-source suite is no different from custom commercial software. The more specialized the offering, the more you are tied in to its provider for support and services—so be sure the customization is worth losing broad support from the open-source community. © 2008 CXO Media Inc.
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